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- From: jerry@msi.com (Jerry Shekhel)
- Subject: Re: Future Amiga chipsets
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- Organization: Molecular Simulations, Inc.
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 21:04:22 GMT
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- Mr. Mike" Passaretti (mrmike@michelotti.ae.ge.com) wrote:
- :
- : jerry> My OS/2 programming experience is mostly with
- : jerry> application-level software using the Presentation
- : jerry> Manager, but I've read a lot about OS/2 design.
- :
- : Right. We're hearing discussion on what makes an OS from an
- : applications programmer. That's like asking a day care
- : teacher for advice on conception techniques. Why don't you
- : listen to the folks who _write_ operating systems and system
- : software for a living.
- :
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- Even if I were "just an applications programmer" (and I'm not), why am
- I any less qualified than you to say what is and what is not an operating
- system? Is a driver any less qualified than a mechanic to say what is
- and what is not a car? OS's don't exist for OS developers; they exist
- for application programmers and users; *they* are the ones who define what
- goes into an OS, not you.
-
- :
- : passaretti@crd.ge.com {whatever}!crdgw1!copernicus!passaret
- :
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- | JERRY J. SHEKHEL | Molecular Simulations Inc. | Time just fades the pages |
- | Drummers do it... | Burlington, MA USA | in my book of memories. |
- | ... In rhythm! | jerry@msi.com | -- Guns N' Roses |
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